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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
8
A gas explosion tore through a garage on Chestnut Street near the MMT factory area causing major damage. Firefighters acted quickly to contain the blaze as debris toppled brick walls and the structure buckled, with witnesses on the scene describing a chaotic collapse and heavy smoke.
A large assembly in the Hotel Law yenie honored Sheriff Sterrett of Birfe county on his planned trip to Russia. The Split Society hosted speeches by Don McCole, James Mead, Rev. James Davis, and Tom Maley with humor and verse about Sterretts journey. A $1,000 check was awarded to the UpLife Society speaker. Sterrett will depart for Russia next Wednesday and be away several weeks.
In a May update the state highway patrol announces merged patrol units under new command. Sgt Wynane, promoted from corporal, will head the Erle and Warren divisional quarters while Lt. Sucede leads a separate detachment. V2 personnel will remain in place with possible further transfers and a two week vacation for W. B. Smoot due to illness.
Damaged by water item listing shows HICH GRADE HOES EAC Reg priced at $1.20 with packaging noted as rach 30. No additional readable details available.
Oil City May 23 plans for an air circus at Splane Memorial Field were discussed by the James L Henderson Post of the American Legion and a group of pilots from Pittsburgh. Curtis Robin monoplanes and a Cessna monoplane flew in from Pittsburgh landing at 12 15 after a five minute flight from the city.
The obituary notes the death of Mae Clark of Corry, widow of Thomas Clark, survived by son John W. Clark and sisters in law Mrs. Arthur Westcott and Mrs. M. H. Weld Sresar. Funeral services planned in Rideway with a Parent-Touchis Association meeting and a talk by Mrs H Otting on Europe.
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